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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) and (c)
File Number 333-33663
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED NOVEMBER 23, 1998
to
Prospectus Dated August 14, 1997
143,370 SHARES
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
COMMON STOCK
($0.001 PAR VALUE PER SHARE)
This Prospectus Supplement supplements the Prospectus dated August 14, 1997
(the "Prospectus") of Cisco Systems, Inc. (the "Company") relating to the public
offering, which is not being underwritten, and sale by certain shareholders of
the Company or by pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest
that receive such shares as a gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale
related transfer (the "Selling Shareholders") of 143,370 shares of Common Stock,
$0.001 par value, of the Company (the "Common Stock") who received such shares
in connection with the acquisition by statutory merger of Ardent Communications
Corporation ("Ardent"), by and through a merger of Ardent with and into the
Company. This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with the
Prospectus, and this Prospectus Supplement is qualified by reference to the
Prospectus except to the extent that the information herein contained supersedes
the information contained in the Prospectus. Capitalized terms used in this
Prospectus Summary and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings specified
in the Prospectus.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
Wen-Hau Chen, listed as a Selling Shareholder of the Company, is
transfering a portion of her shares. The following table sets forth the number
of shares of Common Stock owned by a shareholder of the Company who was not
specifically identified in the Prospectus as a Selling Shareholder. The table of
Selling Shareholders in the Prospectus is hereby amended to include the
following shareholder as a Selling Shareholder:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name of Number of Shares Percent of Number of Shares
Selling Shareholder Beneficially Owned Outstanding Shares Registered for Sale Hereby(1)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Wen-Hau Chen 113,370 * 113,370
AHAB & Co. 30,000 * 30,000
</TABLE>
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* less than one percent
(1) This Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of
Common Stock which become issuable in connection with the shares registered
for sale hereby by reason of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other similar transaction effected without the receipt
of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the Selling
Shareholders' outstanding shares of Common Stock.
